Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
For your reading enjoyment …
See the 9 Strict Rules Every ‘Road Runner’ Cartoon Had to Follow by Abid Rahman. Rahman examines the 9 rules Chuck Jones’ set for the classic cartoon.
“Try as hard as he might, Wile E. Coyote could never quite catch the Road Runner. Now, the nine rules set for the series by the creator behind the Looney Tunes classic, which stacked the deck against the character, have caused much social media buzz.”
The Rise of the Slow Crime Procedural by Matt Zoller Seitz. Seitz chronicles the rise of slow-burning crime TV series.
“Television used to come in one type of package: episodic. Cops arrived at a murder scene, interviewed eccentric cameo players, bantered with regulars, and somehow figured that the highest-paid guest star did it.”
American Psycho Ending: What Really Happened? by Eric Eisenberg. Eisenberg’s theory on American Psycho‘s ending.
“There is little question that Patrick Bateman is an absolute lunatic, but the big question at the end of American Psycho is whether he is a serial killer, or just a sadist with extreme delusions and a vivid imagination.”
Diary Of A Porn Festival by David Ehrlich. Ehrlich chronicles his experiences at the New York City Porn Film Festival.
“As a film reporter, I abide by a pretty simple rule: Say yes to everything you have the time to do. And so, when I received an email from Pornhub last week inviting me to cover the first annual New York City Porn Film Festival, I only had one question: how does Pornhub have my email address?”
Film franchises shouldn’t be afraid of the rewind button by Chris Kilmek. Kilmek explores franchises that have gone back in time from their original narrative.
“Meanwhile, Blomkamp looks poised to make the Aliens follow-up my preadolescent self so desperately wanted. To do that, he’ll need to approach the future-past in a very deliberate and specific way: He should take off and nuke the site from orbit.”
